Improvement in ironing-tables



PETER BOS TROM.

Improvement in Ironing Tables.

Patented Jan. 9, 1872.

UNITED STATES PATENT QFFICE.

PETER BOSTRQM, OF GALESBURG, ILLINOIS.

IMPROVEMENT IN IRONING-TABLES.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 122,554, dated January 9, 1872.

SPECIFICATION.

I, PETER BOSTROM, of Galesburg, county of Knox and State of Illinois, have invented certain Improvements in Ironing-Stands, of which the following is a specification:

Nature and Objects of the Invention.

Description of the Accompanying Drawing.

Figure 1 is a perspective View of my invention unfolded and in position for use as an ironing-stand. Fig. 2 is a perspective viewof the same folded. Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the same folded and a cap placed thereon. Fig. 4 is a sectional view of Fig, 2 on the line .1 Fig. 5 is a detached view of the ironholder.

General Description.

A Arepresent the base of the stand supporting the uprights or standards B B. O is a board on which to iron smaller articles, pivoted at its inner end between the upper ends of the uprights B B, so that it may be turned down into position, as shown at Figs 2 and 4, or up horizontal, as shown at Fig. 1, being held in position last described, as hereinafter set forth. DD is the larger ironing-board, composed of two parts, D and D, hinged to each other at d, and the inner one, D, pivoted at its inner end between the upper ends of the uprights B B. The adjacent ends of the boards D and O are rabbeted, as shown at Fig. 4, so that when turned up the end of the board D projectsover the end of the board 0, and holds the said board Gin a horizontal position. E E are clasps at the joint d, which may be turned into position, shown at Fig. 1 by full lines, to hold the boards D D in line, or may be turned out, as shown. by dotted lines at same figure, to allow the board D to'be folded under the board D, as shown at Figs.

' 2, 3, and 4. G is a catch, its lower end pivoted to the inner side of one of the uprights B B. H is a support for the outer end of the board D, its upper end provided with two projections, h h, which engage with a T-shaped projection, 01, on the outer end of the board D, as shown at Fig. 1. I is the iron-holder, with lugs i i i on one end. J is a cap or cover.

The operation of my invention is as follows: When all the parts are in the position shown at Fig. 1, by simply removing the support H any article, such as dresses, shirts, and the like tubular things, may be slipped over the boards I) D, and the support H being again put in position they may be ironed thereon. Smaller parts, such as sleeves, &c., may be slipped over the board 0 and ironed thereon without any support under its outer end. The catch G may be turned into the position shown by full lines at Fig 1 to hold the boards 1) D and (J in a horizontal position temporarily. The iron-holder I may be held in position shown at Fig. 1 by slipping the lug i down into a re cess on the inner side of one of the standards B, while the lugs ii rest against the outer side. By turning the clasps E E and the catch G into the positions shown by dotted lines at Fig. 1 the boards D D and 0 may be folded up, as shown at Figs. 2, 3, and 4, and one end of the support H may be inserted and the whole board H be slipped down between the boards D D and the board 0, as shown by Figs. 2 and 4. The iron-holder I may now be lifted and also slipped into position between the boards D D and G, as shown at same Figs.2 and 4. The cap J may now be placed over all, forming thereof a convenient workstand, as shown at Fig. 3, occupying but little space.

Claims. 

